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Monday, April 19, 2010

Eggs in Purgatory - Blue Monday

...and my favorite "blue" boys

From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...What do you have for dinner after a day of hiking in paradise? Ever the contrarian, I settled on a dish called Uova in Purgatorio, or Eggs in Purgatory. This remarkably versatile Neopolitan dish is the poor man's version of Eggs Benedict. It consists of eggs that are "poached" or baked in a spicy tomato sauce and then spooned over a base that is limited only by the imagination of the cook. I was particularly unadventurous tonight and served ours on thick crusty slices of Portuguese bread.Giada De Larentis has a version of the eggs that she serves on mashed potato cake. It sounds wonderful and I'm sure it's delicious, but this is one of my go-to meals for days where the clock has run out and we have yet to eat. The potatoes would edge the dish into a category more substantial that I wanted to deal with. I'll admit it. I settled, but in doing so I kept the focus of the dish of a wonderful puttanesca sauce and perfectly poached or baked eggs. The eggs absorbed the flavor of the sauce as they cook, so what would seem to be a bland choice for a meal actually becomes something that can excite the palate. While I love this dish made with puttanesca sauce, any good tomato sauce, even the kind that comes in a jar, can be used without compromising your results. This, by the way, is a wonderful choice for a brunch. It can be assembled the night before it's needed and baked off just before serving. Here's a recipe that would make even Dante happy.

I wish I could get Hubby to even TRY this kind of dish (I think he would rather have an arm cut off) but it looks delicious to me. I think I'll put it on the list of "fun foods" for the next time Hubby goes out of town. The little boys are just precious!!!

You beat me to it Mary! These eggs were one of my Grandmother's go tos when we'd had a busy day and gotten home late- she usually served them over thick toasted bread and whatever vegetables were leftover in the fridge. Your boys are just precious. We were missing our little ones todayxoxo Pattie

Your recipe for "eggs in purgatory" gave me a really good laugh this morning. When I was a child, my great uncle from Ohio did this type of eggs over toast for us when we visited. I loved them. So, I thought to prepare the dish for my little boys. One would have thought I was trying to poison them! They talk about it to this day (they are adults) and shudder with distaste! Did I mention that Uncle Bob's sauce was ketsup? So was mine! So, on their next visit, I'm using your sauce recipe and see how it goes. In the meantime, my husband and I will enjoy it!

Mary, I'm bookmarking this recipe. It's just my style. Somehow I must have missed Giada serving these eggs on mashed potato cakes. That sounds so good. We love any excuse to serve potatoes. Just blame it on Giada, right? However, the bread sounds perfect for a day when you come home tired. And so much easier too.

Yes this is a beautiful recipe and beautiful photo's of the recipe and the boys, (they are getting so big). I have made this before with a marinara, however your puttanesca sauce sounds fabulous. Thanks for the must make it!

Oh Mary, what a delicious egg dish...I just feel like poking the eggs yolk and have it running to the sauce...and scoop as fast as I can so will not be "lost" in too much sauce :-) Great picture as well. I hope you have a great week ahead ;-)

I am very, very intrigued by this dish. Whenever eggs are on sale, DH buys 9 million of them so I'm always on the lookout for new egg recipes. I like the idea of this one since it's not necessarily a "breakfast' dish. will definitely be on my "to make" list.

I remember my gradnfather used to order this at every restaurant that had it on their menu when they would take us out to eat. Since I was a child at the time, I thought it was 'old people' food lol Boy, I'm glad that never stuck! I love eggs in purgatory and yours is the best looking I've ever seen. :)

This brings me back to my Neopolitan mom's cooking! She often used leftover Sunday sauce to make a lunch of poached eggs with a little bracciole or whatever meat was left. The idea of using puttanesca as the base is something I never thought of since mom only made puttanesca for Christmas Eve.

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